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Red Alert! The National Education Association Confronts The "Red Scare" In American Public Schools, 1947-1954, Stuart J. Foster

Education and Culture

Typically referred to as the "red scare" or "McCarthy" era, the period from 1947 to 1954 was characterized by an ideological conflict which consumed all aspects of American culture. As prominent historians have argued, a salient feature of the time was the reflexive tendency of many individuals, organizations, and institutions to embrace the prevailing Zeitgeist that a serious internal threat to the United States existed. As a result, American society was propelled into a period of fervent anti-communism which produced one of the most severe episodes of political repression the United States has ever experienced. Public education was not exempt …

Does "The Knowing" Alter "The Known"? On The Troublesome Relation Of Facts And Ideas In A Deweyan Epistemology, Chris Mccarthy

Education and Culture

The claim I've made is that there is an often overlooked ontological realism that is properly associated with the Deweyan pragmatic inquiry, the implication of which is that "what" might be discovered in inquiry, what might be known, is in an important sense set in advance, and is independent of the beliefs, hopes and preferences of the inquirer(s). The "production of knowledge," in virtue of this external limiting determination, is indeed the production of that which is stable, secure, general, and, in one very important sense, "transcendent" of the concrete particulars of its originating conditions.

This is a rather controversial …

Nonlinear Dynamics Of The Atomic Force Microscope At The Liquid-Solid Interface, Daniel Kiracofe, Arvind Raman

Birck and NCN Publications

The measurement of intermolecular forces at the liquid-solid interface is key to many studies of electrochemistry, wetting, catalysis, biochemistry, and mechanobiology. The atomic force microscope (AFM) is unique in its ability to measure and map these forces with nanometer resolution using the oscillating sharp tip of an AFM cantilever. These surface forces are only measured by observing the changes they induce in the dynamics of the resonant AFM probe. However, AFM cantilever dynamics at this interface can be significantly different when compared to air/vacuum environments due to the nature of nanoscale forces at the interface and the low-quality factors in …

Deming, Schwab, And School Improvement, Maurice Holt

Education and Culture

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Russell Vs. Dewey On Education, Michael J. Rockler

Education and Culture

Bertrand Russell and John Dewey, major philosophers of the twentieth century, shared many important views on education. However, it is both interesting and instructive to note their differences about the nature of content, the role of democracy in education and the process of individual development. Both philosophers were progressive educators who wanted schools to be experiential and secular. While many aspects of Dewey's thinking about schooling remain a definitive part of modern pedagogy, Russell's perspectives add dimensions missing from Dewey which were derived from Russell's unique life experiences and intellect.

Developing And Sustaining Critical Reflection In Teacher Education, John Smyth

Education and Culture

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Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation Impact Annual Report -- November 2012, Donalee Attardo, John Campbell, Tomalee Doan, Mike Eddy, Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Gabriela Weaver, Cliff Weill

IMPACT Reports

Provides overview and breadth of the IMPACT classroom; Covers use of technology for pedagogical improvements, collaborative classrooms, and program assessment dimensions. Discusses challenges and next steps of program

And They Were There-Reports Of Meetings, Sever Bordeianu

Against the Grain

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Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch

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Western Oregon University: Changing Library Operations, Allen Mckiel

Against the Grain

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At Brunning: People & Technology: At The Only Edge That Means Anything/How We Understand What We Do, Dennis Brunning

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If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch

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From The Reference Desk-Reviews Of Reference Titles, Tom Gilson

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Deadlines

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International Dateline-The Good Bookman, Rita Ricketts

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From A University Press-Keeping Presses Healthy, Leila W. Salisbury

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From Your Editor, Katina Strauch

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The National Media Market, A Buyer's Perspective, Winifred Fordham Metz

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Op Ed-The Continuing Dilemma Of Defining Databases: The New Digital Normal, Sue Wiegand

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Table Of Contents

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Issues In Vendor/Library Relations-Air Show, Bob Nardini

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Full Page Ads

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Curating Collective Collections-Reflexive Curation: Accident, Risk And Medium In The Collectively Curted Collection, Richard Fyffe, Sam Demas

Against the Grain

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Nanobarcoding: Detecting Nanoparticles In Biological Samples Using In Situ Polymerase Chain Reaction, Trisha Eustaquio, James F. Leary

Birck and NCN Publications

Background: Determination of the fate of nanoparticles (NPs) in a biological system, or NP biodistribution, is critical in evaluating an NP formulation for nanomedicine. Current methods to determine NP biodistribution are greatly inadequate, due to their limited detection thresholds. Herein, proof of concept of a novel method for improved NP detection based on in situ polymerase chain reaction (ISPCR), coined "nanobarcoding," is demonstrated. Methods: Nanobarcoded superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (NB-SPIONs) were characterized by dynamic light scattering, zeta potential, and hyperspectral imaging - measurements. Cellular uptake of Cy5-labeled NB-SPIONs (Cy5-NB-SPIONs) was imaged by confocal microscopy. The feasibility of the nanobarcoding method …

Response To Richard Bernstein, Michael Simmons Jr.

Education and Culture

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Excellence And The Basics, Maxine Greene

Education and Culture

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Consequences Of The Educational Policies And Program Of The Reagan Administration, Gordon Cawelti

Education and Culture

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Front Matter

Education and Culture

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Towards A Unionized Professoriat: The Dilemma Of The Profession, Laszlo Hetenyi

Education and Culture

No development since the Morrill Act is likely to produce more dramatic changes in higher education than the current trend towards collective bargaining in the professoriat. In 1966 only eleven institutions beyond the secondary level operated under faculty master contracts; by mid-1975 some 30 colleges and universities found themselves in this situation. Nor is the trend restricted to any one type of institution - only the elite private universities have, thus far, remained largely exempt. State and city systems (SUNY, CUNY, the New Jersey State Colleges), large public universities (Rutgers, Wayne State University), medium-size universities (Oakland University, Central Michigan University), …

Bilingualism And Pluralism Between A Rock And A Hard Place, Richard Pratte

Education and Culture

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